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Post by stylesenroute on Aug 2, 2004 12:05:36 GMT -5
I found this mesage on another site and I was wondering what to say to this young woman. The advise given were by untrained people with house pets and the answers were not going to help this woman. She is fearful of this dog and her Beagle puppy is at risk. If she continues to keep this dog for the sake of her boyfriend what might she do to get this situation immediately under control? Here is her message: My boyfriend's mother is moving and can't keep her dog. So she moved her dog in with me. This dog growls at my beagle puppy all the time she also went so far as to grab him by the neck and shake him. At that time she beat him up so bad he was bleeding out of his eye. ( The first two days she growled at me as well)Well when we told my boyfriend's mom she cried and talked him into keeping this dog. I don't trust the dog and I don't know what to do.
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Post by Brooke on Aug 2, 2004 12:33:13 GMT -5
Hey styles... what board did you find that at?
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Post by Richard on Aug 2, 2004 14:27:41 GMT -5
Hmmm,
What to say?
1st, I'd go kick the "future mother in law" in the a$$ for having such a nasty dog and dropping it off like that at that ladies house...secondly, I'd kick the boyfriend in the a$$ for agreeing to such a stupid idea
(btw, If Momma turns on the tears to get her own way, well, that is another subject all together.)
Then I'd kick myself in the a$$ for letting my puppy play, or even get withing 20 feet, with what appears to be a dog agressive/bully dog....
Without knowing the breed of the dog that the FMIL dropped off, it's still safe to say that it isn't going to get any better. The fact that it is growling(which is never a good sign) at the writer of that post, shows the dog has some issues that need to be dealt with.
As an owner of a dog, especially a puppy, you are responsible for its care, feeding and handling. Along with that, is your responsibilty to protect it too.
Whether or not this is the case here, is unknown.
IMHO, my dogs safety comes first...especially when there is an untrained/uncontrollable dog around.
In this case, I'd either tell the FMIL to come pick up her dog or else, I'd find a new home for it myself. Having a new dog (untrained and nasty) come in and kick the crap out of my puppy for no reason is not doing anything for the puppies disposition towards other dogs as he gets older.
Sorry, there really isn't a happy ending to this story unless that dog gets removed from the house ASAP!
-Richard
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Post by Aussienot on Aug 8, 2004 16:01:14 GMT -5
From the very little information given, I think the writer may be in over her head with a possibly aggressive dog. Taking a new dog into your home is a serious committment to a living being, and it takes time, involvement and effort.
The poster doesn't seem to want the dog and doesn't seem like the dog. Is she actually looking for training and management ideas? Ok, number one, keep the dog and the puppy separated. Two, read all about NILIF and start it immediately. Three, get a professional trainer to assess the dog and its place within the new household, and come up with a training plan for the owners.
From the passive tone of the post, it seems to me that the dog is just being stored like an inconvenient piece of furniture. The easiest way to 'get control over the situation' is muzzle and crate the dog, and ship it to someone who actually wants a pet and can treat it like a dog.
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